Chang'an: Qinglian Sword Song

Chapter 41 Preface to the Dream

Xun Qing felt like he had a dream.

The long and confusing dream seems to have no end.

In the dream, he met new friends, left his friends in place and fled in embarrassment, and experienced a peaceful and happy life, but that life also fell apart before his eyes.

It seems to gain courage, and soon lose it again...

Those mortal dreams were too long, so long that he was overwhelmed. When he looked back, he found that he had already stood at the end of the lonely long dream.

Under the setting sun at dusk, the dust in the air fell like the broken sand of stars.In the empty station, only the railroad car opened its doors, waiting quietly.

"Brother Xun Qing, you should go."

In the silence, Li Xiang slowly got up from the bench and told him: "You don't have to accompany me anymore, you shouldn't stay here."

"how about you?"

Xun Qing looked at him anxiously: "Li Xiang, where are you going?"

"Probably, go to the next stop?"

The young man was holding the pipa, turned his head, his eyes were no longer empty, they were illuminated by the light of the setting sun, calm and clear, filled with a kind of radiance that Xun Qing had never seen before.

Finally, she smiled softly at him: "I want to go to a place where there are no lies."

Xun Qing stretched out his hand, trying to grab the corner of his clothes.

But the hem of his clothes fluttered in the wind.

Can't catch it.

Just like that, Li Xiang walked into Xi's car, the door closed behind him, through the window, and finally waved to him, as if saying something with a smile.

But it was covered by the roar of Xi's car.

Xun Qing couldn't hear clearly.

In the violent shock and the increasingly dazzling sunlight, he staggered back, struggled, opened his eyes from the nightmare, and gasped violently.

What caught my eye was a strange room.

Simple and unpretentious.

The door was slightly opened, and a gentle breeze blew under the afternoon sun.

There was the sound of children playing outside.

In the silent room, the crisp sound of falling sons echoed.

On the low table by the window, the young man with his back to him was kneeling in front of the chessboard, holding an ancient chess record in one hand and black and white chess pieces in the other.

Facing the intricate situation on the chessboard, he meditated.

Hearing Xun Qing's voice, he turned around in astonishment, and quickly realized that he put down the things in his hand and brought him a bowl of water.

"Drink slowly, don't rush."

Xun Qing started to cough violently after taking a sip, the bowl fell from his hand, and the young man just wiped the wet marks for him calmly, without any impatience: "Please don't move around, you are still very weak now, you need to A long rest..."

"Where am I?" Xun Qing wanted to prop up his body: "How long have I been asleep? Now, what time is it now?"

"This is Yongpingfang, the private school opened by the teacher. You were picked up from the river by us. You have been in a coma for a long time. The teacher said that you are suffering mentally and overwhelmed. I thought you would sleep for a long time, but I didn't expect you to sleep for three days. just woke up..."

"Three days?"

Xun Qing lost his voice, couldn't restrain himself any longer, forced his body up, and staggered forward while leaning on the wall: "No, I have to go to Li Bai and Ah Xiang, I have to..."

"Don't go out, Mr. Xun Qing."

The boy said, "The teacher said, you might be in danger."

Xun Qing paused for a moment, stunned: "How do you know my name?"

The young man sighed silently, and handed over a copy of the mansion newspaper that was just delivered today: "It's all written on it."

On the unfolded mansion newspaper, Xun Qing's head portrait was impressively printed, which can be called a wonderful painting, and his appearance and spirit were outlined in just a few strokes, it was hard to admit a mistake.

In addition, there is Li Bai's face, and even... Li Xiang!
Xun Qing was struck by lightning, his trembling hands could barely grasp the mansion newspaper, and it was even more difficult to read the writing on it. He didn't make out a few lines of writing until the thing fell to the ground.

Li Bai, the "heavenly man" in the cloud, was suspected of assassinating the wealthy businessman of the Li family and was arrested and awaiting trial, while his companion Li Xiang turned out to be the villainous assassin Antlers, who had already been shot dead by Dali Temple; After being dismissed from the quota now, I don't know where he absconded...

——A reward of [-] gold!
"me……"

Xun Qing's face was pale, and he felt a buzzing in his ears, and the world was spinning, and he had no more strength, and sat down on the ground.

I don't know whether to be shocked or confused.

But for some reason, he couldn't feel anything in his heart at the moment, it was just calm, and the numbness made him uneasy.

Am I really okay?

Am I really okay?

Am I really... not in hell?

Xun Qing covered his face, suppressing the painful wailing in his heart, and couldn't breathe anymore.

Perhaps, he didn't wake up, he was still in a nightmare, he wanted to open his eyes again, and return to the Xi car that left Chang'an half a year ago.

It doesn't matter even if he becomes an unknown and down-and-out mechanism engineer again, even if he has nothing.

He can stay away from all this and leave Chang'an forever.

Choose another life that won't be painful.

At least not to lose all again...

That guy Xun Qing, nothing unexpected will happen, right?

Dali Temple, in the interrogation room, Li Bai, who was in shackles, looked up at the sky outside the iron window that was cut by the fence, sighed silently, and only hoped that he would be safe.

Even if you are afraid of all this, it doesn't matter if you run away.

Don't do anything stupid.

He closed his eyes and heard a thunderous sound from the other side of the table.

"How long do you expect to fool us with such absurd lies?"

The interrogator from the Ministry of Criminal Justice slapped the table and was furious: "I advise you not to take any chances, and don't expect Di Renjie to keep you! Li Bai, your case of assassinating Mr. Bo Qing has been taken over by our Ministry of Criminal Justice. What is there to refute!"

"I have said it many times, my lord."

Li Bai raised his eyes, looked at the indignant old man behind the table, and told him seriously: "Everything is done by Wu Yougong. Lu Daoxuan secretly plotted to endanger Chang'an, including Ji Xian, Qingshanhui, Li Boqing and Ji Xianke. His accomplice. If you really want to protect this city, you shouldn't waste your time on me."

"What nonsense!"

The old man snorted coldly: "Grand Lu died of illness a few days ago, and he was cremated and mourned under the witness of many organ masters in Chang'an City. Do you expect to push all the evidence of crimes on him and he will be clean? Died in your hands Leaving aside Ji Xian, the Qingshan Society has already been wiped out, Li Boqing was killed by you, so it doesn't matter what you say.

But don't forget, Ji Xianke is not dead yet.When you corrected him, he was still drinking on Huajie, so many people could see him clearly! "

"That's fake." Li Bai shook his head.

"Then what you said is true? You are stubborn!" The interrogator was furious, and waved his hands: "Come here, let's execute the sentence!"

A silence.

In the corner, Yuan Fang looked at the man next to the interrogator with his eyes closed and rested, and shrugged helplessly.

"There is no such thing in Dali Temple." Di Renjie raised his eyes and said calmly: "Since Ben Cheng came into charge of Dali Temple, he has fully implemented civilized law enforcement, and will never let a good person be wronged... All the instruments of torture have already been used for several years. It was destroyed years ago."

"Ha, doesn't Dali Temple handle cases without punishment?" The interrogator from the Ministry of Criminal Justice sneered.

"Maybe others need it, but I don't."

Di Renjie answered as a matter of course, raised his hand, and pointed to his eyes: "I can tell whether it's true or not."

"Blindly protecting such a heinous prisoner, I think your days are coming to an end, Mr. Di!"

The interrogator glanced at him coldly: "I want to take Li Bai back to the prison for interrogation."

"This is a serious matter, please show your Majesty's will." Di Renjie remained silent: "Otherwise, please forgive me for being difficult to obey."

The argument between the two resumed.

Li Bai raised his eyes, calmly staring at the sky outside the window, looking at every bird flying past.

Until the interrogator from the Ministry of Punishment walked away.

"This is just the beginning."

Di Renjie finally reminded: "The next situation may not be better than now, you may need to be prepared, those guys are like flies that have seen blood, they will only chase after the target, but they will never care about the blood. Where did it come from?"

"Do you believe what I say?" Li Bai asked.

"I choose to believe in you, that's all."

Di Renjie took one last look at him, and sighed silently: "The search of Dali Temple these days has also been fruitless, and no trace of Wu Yougong can be found.

Hope you don't let me down. "

"I try my best."

Li Bai got up and walked towards the cell together with the escort.

Just before going out, I looked back at him one last time.

"Thank you."

Such words are like hallucinations.

When Di Renjie turned around in astonishment, he had already disappeared in the wind.

"You must cherish life after you go back, and you can't dive again."

In front of the gate of the private school, the devil-seeded girl with rabbit ears held snacks, looked at Xun Qing's appearance, and tried to stand on tiptoe to pat Xun Qing's shoulder.

As if imitating the appearance of an adult, he said to him seriously: "No matter how painful things are, they will pass away. If you touch your head, the unhappy things will fly away."

"Thank you, Miss Gongsun, for your help."

Xun Qing cupped his hands in thanks, put on his hood, and hid his face.

"Look, what I said makes sense, right?" Gongsunli winked at his brother proudly.

The boy named Yi Xing nodded: "Okay, I'll see off the guests. Didn't you say to go to Yuhuan to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cake?"

"Yes!"

The rabbit-eared girl's eyes lit up, she turned her head and took two steps, then came back, gave Xun Qing a piece of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in her hand, then turned and left.

Children seem to be carefree forever, innocent and kind.

Looking at her happy face, Xun Qing only hoped that in the future she would not find out that the person she kindly rescued turned out to be a wanted criminal.

"I forgot to say goodbye again."

Yi Xing helplessly 'complained', but his expression was gentle and calm. After watching her go away, he turned to look at Xun Qing: "Are you really leaving? Mr. Xun Qing, the teacher said you can stay, Ren always If there are difficulties, it’s okay to stay for a while.”

"After all, your identity is sensitive. If you stay any longer, I'm afraid it will cause trouble for you as well."

Xun Qing smiled bitterly, and cupped his hands to express his gratitude: "Please also thank the teacher on my behalf after the teacher returns. There is no way to repay a great kindness. If there is a chance in the future..."

"Will there be a chance?"

Yi Xing interrupted him, making him slightly taken aback.

The young man stared at Xun Qing suspiciously, and suddenly said, "Mr. Xun, do you want to die?"

Xun Qing was stunned for a long time, smiled embarrassingly, and waved his hands vigorously: "No, no, how can I not think about it when I'm good..."

"But your eyes look like you are looking for death."

Yi Xing said seriously: "Mr. Xun Qing, the teacher said: People are mortal, but people don't come to this world to die, but to live for more precious things.

You shouldn't be so contemptuous of life. "

The young man's expression was so solemn, as if he was telling the truth, Xun Qing froze in place, unable to answer.

something more precious...

Does such a thing exist?

maybe.

When I used to grow like weeds, live without knowing why, and strive forward without knowing why, I never thought about such a problem.

But now, when he understood this truth, it was already too late.

The respected teacher, the trustworthy friend, the proud companion, and the person who wants to protect...all of them have left him.

Xun Qing wanted to fool around with a smile like he did in the past, but when he opened his mouth, he was too embarrassed to make a sound.

I have nothing left.

In this case, there is no way to say it.

He just covered his face subconsciously.

Afraid of shedding tears in front of an eleven or twelve-year-old child.

He turned around and ran away in a hurry.

He obviously wanted to escape and stay away from these things, but when Xun Qing came to his senses, he found that he was back near the shack where the survivors gathered.

He heard a familiar voice from a distance.

He staggered and wandered at the intersection, not daring to move forward, not daring to face those disappointed faces.Looking at the policemen from Honglu Temple patrolling not far away, they wanted to throw themselves into the trap several times, but they didn't have the courage.

It wasn't until the policemen were about to notice his presence that he ran into the alley in panic.

"A reward of ten thousand gold..."

His heart stopped suddenly, and he lowered his head bitterly as he looked at the poor survivors in the distance.Because of their own reasons, not only did they lose hope, but life is becoming more and more difficult now.

If you are really worth so much money.

Perhaps, he can finally do something for them?

He walked into the street numbly, looked at the familiar faces, and was silent for a long time, then suddenly reached out and took off his hood.

Many people have already noticed this suspicious man, and some people have begun to suspect and raised their guard.But when Xun Qing took off his hood, the expressions of those people suddenly became stiff.

They glanced at each other, stunned.

But soon, they withdrew their gaze and walked away.

There was no angry look as expected.

Xun Qing froze in place.

He took a few steps forward suspiciously, and wanted to reach out his hand to grab the oncoming porter: "Hey, Chang Heng, don't you know me?"

The porter, who complained to his companions about his stinginess, turned his head and was stunned for a moment, then turned around and left as if he hadn't seen anything.

During the long period of sluggishness, Xun Qing stood at the street corner in astonishment, but found that those who looked over avoided his sight, and no one spoke.

Everyone was not looking at him.

It was as if he was an invisible ghost.

Turn a deaf ear.

Xun Qing staggered forward, but the crowd parted in front of him, and no one looked at him again.

Even if Wan Jin is close at hand.

In the dazed journey, no one pays attention.

Until his footsteps stopped outside a simple gate, he heard an angry voice coming from behind the gate.

"It's all the fault of that bastard Xun Qing. We in Anlefang are being looked down upon everywhere now, and even overtime wages have been deducted by the supervisor."

The sweaty middle-aged man sat on the steps, wiped the sweat from his face, and complained angrily: "I said a long time ago that that guy is unreliable. If I really found that guy, I must make him look good!"

But before he finished speaking, a hoarse voice came from the room. The old woman leaned on the door frame and looked at her son: "Why don't you make me look good first?"

"Mom? Aren't you resting?"

The man got up in astonishment: "Go to the house quickly, you can't catch a cold with this disease..."

"I think it's better to die!"

The old woman pushed his hand away, coughing and scolding angrily: "Have you lost your shame? If Xun Qing hadn't found someone to guarantee you before, how could you have found a job in a car dealership? If he is unreliable, I'm already gone, where can I find a doctor?"

"Mom, he killed someone..."

"Do you believe anything anyone says?"

The old man couldn't help but choked up in a low voice: "What bullshit Dali Temple, what mansion newspaper, I can't read, but I don't believe a word.

First Lu Gong, then Xun Qing, I understand that in this world, good people don't live long... What a good boy.And Li Xiang, that child is the most kind-hearted. He has taken care of me for so long. If he really wants to kill someone, why not kill me, an old bastard. "

"Mother, he has already run away!" The middle-aged man was angry and raised his voice: "Maybe he is no longer in Chang'an, he left us here..."

"Then run, the farther you run, the better."

The old man clasped his hands together and prayed sincerely: "Buddha must bless you. Mr. Li Bai is safe and sound. Please also bless that child Xun Qing from being found. After leaving Chang'an, he will live a long life with many children and grandchildren. Don't come back to this place for the rest of your life." It's gone... Enough people have suffered for us old things. When will such a day be the end..."

By the end, she was sobbing.

Tears flowed down my face.

Outside the door, Xun Qing's palms trembled, and he no longer had the courage to push open that door.

No face to face the old man's blessings and expectations.

He should be crying, but he couldn't cry anymore, he just felt like his eye sockets were on fire, and he couldn't open his eyes due to the pain.

Difficult to breathe.

He hunched over on the ground, suppressing the whimpering sound in his throat.

Painful to breathe.

He finally understood why everyone turned a blind eye to him...

Even though people all over the world believe that he is a murderer, a scum with ulterior motives, there are still a group of people who firmly believe in his innocence.

He even believed in himself more than Xun Qing.

Even though he was helpless, he still tried his best to protect him again.

"sorry Sorry……"

He covered his face and left in embarrassment.

When he saw the policeman appearing on the street in the distance, he lowered his head, put on the hood again, and quickened his pace.

He is going to run away.

again……

As long as there is one person standing behind him, he will never admit defeat.

As long as I'm still alive, it's not over yet!

(End of this chapter)